Interictal psychiatric morbidity and focus of epilepsy in treatment-refractory patients admitted to an epilepsy unit.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Of 71 consecutive patients admitted to an epilepsy unit of a general hospital, 32 (45%) were classified as having psychiatric disorders by using the General Health Questionnaire. No differences were evident to support a specific relationship between the type or focus of epilepsy and psychopathology.
Medical subject headings
- Epilepsy
- Hospitalization
- Mental Disorders